Employment
7,728
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 311314
NAICS 311314 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Cane Sugar Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$81,845/yr average annual pay, with 2 SBA loans on record for NAICS 311314.
- 6.7%
- Manufacturing sector margin
- 8K
- Workers employed
- $81,845/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $4M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 311314
Louisiana leads Cane Sugar Manufacturing activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Manufacturing sector runs a 6.7% net margin.
- 6.7%
- Manufacturing sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 8K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $81,845/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $4M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Cane Sugar Manufacturing
Cane Sugar Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing, a sector that runs a 6.7% net margin overall.
54 establishments employ 7,728 workers (143.1/location) at $81,845/yr average annual pay. Louisiana leads employment, followed by Florida and California.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$81,845/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
54
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 269; establishment count decreased by 5. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Workforce scale
Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $632.5M
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 143.1
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 2,272 |
| Florida | 1,991 |
| California | 1,216 |
| Texas | 517 |
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
2
Total Loan Volume
$4M
Avg Loan Size
$1844K
Jobs Supported
110
Program Breakdown
7(a) 2 (100%)
504 0 (0%)
Top SBA Lender
Harvest Small Business Finance, LLC
1 loans in this industry
New Business Share
0.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (2 yrs)
2021 1
2024 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Cane Sugar Manufacturing?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 311314 level. Louisiana leads this industry nationally. The broader Manufacturing sector runs a 6.7% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Cane Sugar Manufacturing?
54 business establishments. Together they employ 7,728 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Cane Sugar Manufacturing?
$81,845/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 143.1 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Cane Sugar Manufacturing employment?
Louisiana leads with 2,272 workers. Florida (1,991) and California (1,216) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Cane Sugar Manufacturing receive?
Cane Sugar Manufacturing businesses received 2 SBA loans totaling $4 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1844K. These loans supported 110 jobs at origination. Most lending (100%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Comparable industry benchmarks
These links are calculated from the current national dataset. They are comparison paths, not recommendations or evidence that businesses operate alike.
How this ranks: Its Census employment total exceeds 11% of that same 801-industry cohort. Calculated by ranking this industry's reported value against every other industry at the same NAICS digit-level, not the whole dataset: comparing a 6-digit detail industry to a 2-digit sector would mix incompatible scales.
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
Benchmarking Cane Sugar Manufacturing
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 54 establishments, 7,728 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 2 SBA loans on record. SBA lending rankings
Disclaimer: Public IRS/Census data, not financial or tax advice. See our full disclaimer.
Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 311314 · Data year: 2023
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns / SUSB Industry employment scale, payroll, and firm-size benchmarks · 2023
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